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Guilford

Recorded 1885–1973 · United States

Guilford was most popular in 1923, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,302 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 589 people named Guilford.

Most popular in1923
Rank that year#3,302
Births that year22
Total since 1880589
Given to100% boys

Guilford over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Guilford’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Guilford a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Guilford is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 589 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org